alleviate [aii vieit] v.
To alleviate pain or suffering means to make it less intense or severe.
—► She needed something to alleviate the pain in her back.astrology [astralsd3i] n.
Astrology is the study of the stars in the belief that they influence people’s lives.
—»Jack, who studies astrology, believes that the stars can predict the future.differentiate [difarenjieit] v.
To differentiate things or people is to show the difference between them.
—► It was hard to differentiate between the identical twins.disrupt [disrApt] V.
To disrupt something or someone is to prevent them from working.
—► The loud crash disrupted the class lecture.equation [i(:)kwei3an] n.
An equation is a math operation to determine the value of something.
—► I used the Pythagorean theorem to solve the equation.err [ax] v.
To err means to make a mistake.
—► The p ilo t erred in his estimate o f the time it would take to make the trip.erroneous [irounias] adj.
When something is erroneous, it is incorrect or only partly correct.
—► The child held the erroneous belief that time machines were real.frantic [frsentik] adj.
If people or things are frantic, they behave in a wild way because they are frightened
—* The cat became frantic when I tried to give it a bath.hull [hAl] n.
The hull of a boat or tank is the main body of it.- » Afterthe wreckatsea, the s h ip ’s hull was the last part to sink.
inadvertent [inadvertent] adj.
When an action is inadvertent, it is done without realizing what you are doing.
—* She made an inadvertent error when she knocked over the nail polish.oa